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Environment

The Challenge

Washington residents take great pride in the natural beauty of our
Sen. Murray and Cheryl Sonnen, from the Asotin Conservation District
Sen. Murray and Cheryl Sonnen, from the Asotin Conservation District, review activities and improvements in salmon and steelhead habitats in the Asotin Creek Model Watershed near Asotin, WA. (More Environment Photos)
state. Senator Murray has joined with local leaders to protect Washington’s environment.

Murray believes that environmental protection and healthy natural resources are compatible with long-term economic growth.

Senator Murray has worked to bring stakeholders together, to fund environmental protection and resource management, and to promote innovative, locally-based solutions.

In the U.S. Senate, Murray has worked to increase funding for environmental programs, she has repeatedly opposed harmful, anti-environmental riders to appropriations bills, and she has sponsored several pieces of environmental legislation.

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Recent News Releases

8/25/2008
Murray Commends Secretary Kempthorne's Decision to Designate Hanford's B Reactor as a National Historic

8/22/2008
Murray Outlines Strong Support for B Reactor Historic Landmark Designation in Letter to Interior Secretary

7/31/2008
Murray, Larsen Introduce Legislation to Renew and Expand Conservation Efforts in the Northwest Straits

7/24/2008
Murray Applauds Sound Transit Board Vote

7/22/2008
Senator Murray Applauds National Park System Advisory Board's Decision to Designate B Reactor for Landmark Status

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